Why Use Bridging, and What Can go Wrong!

  I can’t believe my very good mortgage broker manages gives so many great tips, and so much good information, about Bridging in just a few minutes. He covers so much, including 2 main types of bridging, traps for the unwary including what can go wrong, the cost of bridging, the processes and much, much…

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Another low cost but effective kitchen (less than £2,000)

  I want to show you how this very small kitchen had a make over.   Now, being fully transparent this isn’t one of my kitchens.   And it’s not in a buy to let investment property.   And it wasn’t organised or designed by a property investor.   But I think it’s good to…

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Look at This Terrible Property Defect – Big Trouble For Someone!

  There’s so much we can learn just by looking around us.   I’m often asked, “Peter, how do I know what to look for when I’m looking at a property?”.   The answer is, it really comes from experience, and part of that (and building our knowledge) is by practicing.   By practicing looking…

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Mid Way Through My Latest Refurb on a Buy to Let

I was thinking the other day about refurbishments and that it’s possible to overlook that refurbishing a property isn’t a one-off event. Most of us think about refurbishing when we buy the property ,and then I think for a certain number of investors, the idea of a future refurb seems so far off and so…

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